Episode notes
Awakened to Deliver – The Holy Trinity, Day 2: The Unity of God
Key Verse: Deuteronomy 6:4 (NASB 2020) – “Hear, Israel! The Lord is our God, the Lord is one!”
Episode Highlights
• Before we can understand three Persons, we must affirm Scripture’s unshakable truth: there is only one God.
• The Shema (Deuteronomy 6:4) was Israel’s daily confession, setting them apart in a world full of idols and false gods.
• Old Testament declarations of God’s oneness: Isaiah 45:5, Isaiah 44:6, Exodus 20:3.
• Hints of plurality within God’s unity: Genesis 1:26; Genesis 11:7; Isaiah 6:8.
• New Testament affirmation: Jesus quotes the Shema (Mark 12:29), Paul declares one God and one mediator (1 Timothy 2:5).
• The unity of God guarantees His unchanging character (Malachi 3:6; James 1: ...